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161 Hudson Street closed after 14 weeks, up 33% (since 2004)

Aug. 17, 2009

Categorized in: Loft neighborhoods / Tribeca

Tagged with: 1000ft, 1100ft, 2004, 2007, club, hudson, music, wetlands

The Manhattan loft #2B at 161 Hudson Street had a pretty good run through the 2009 market, starting at $2.7mm in March, dropping twice in April (to $2.5mm) and closing June 30 at $2.41mm. That quick history shows that they really wanted to sell, and had a

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how to get cash in 10 weeks / negotiating to close at 155 Hudson Street

May. 28, 2009

Categorized in: Loft neighborhoods / Tribeca

Tagged with: 2004, closed, hudson, negotiation, price drop

How's this for a lovely trajectory in a challenging market? The Manhattan loft #4N at 155 Hudson Street came to market on February 20 at the wrong price ($2.395mm) but they (apparently) really wanted to sell and they knew what to do: they dropped the pric

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pretty efficient (depressed) market at 505 Greenwich Street as both 6F and 7F sell, off 25%

May. 6, 2009

Categorized in: Market Trends

Tagged with: 2004, 2005, 2006, competition, comps, greenwich, history, lehman, neighbor

Here's another take on the theme of my neighborly competition thread: two all-but-identical Manhattan lofts at 505 Greenwich Street had overlapping marketing histories, prices and success, suggesting that even in this thin market The Market can be relativ

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how to be happy selling for $1mm+ off at 43 West 64 Street

Apr. 24, 2009

Categorized in: Market Trends

Tagged with: 1600ft, 2004, central park, conversion, discount, kondylis, negotiation, views, west 64

Of course, I have no idea what this seller's actual emotions are, but the fact that the March 2009 seller at $2.55mm was a buyer in the original conversion in February 2004 for $1,970,314 suggests that this seller may be a little chagrined at not getting

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flipping for fun, not profit, in Soho

Mar. 11, 2009

Categorized in: Market Trends

Tagged with: 2004, 2008, flip, renovation

Soho doesn't much more prime than the location of this new-to-market Manhattan loft that has caught my eye. Nor does a listing description get much more enthusiastic than this one, the relative brevity notwithstanding. The loft is very large, very well ap

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when bad things happen to good contracts / 49 East 21 Street is back

Mar. 10, 2008

Categorized in: Loft neighborhoods / Flatiron

Tagged with: 2004, back on market, closed, contract, uft, west 21

Often, if you see a loft come back on the market in Manhattan 3 months after a contract was signed, you think Board Turn-down. But 49 East 21 Street is a condo, so that does not explain #10B coming back to market this weekend.

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